... 1830, at the time on the basis of a single species. Today Pachypodium consists of about 20 species; five are native to continental ... even small rodents may also aid in the dispersal. Seeds of Pachypodium namaquanum in the wild are heavily parasitized, possibly adding ...

... Olivia Pekeur Kirstenbosch NBG June 2007
Pachypodium namaquanum, the halfmens (half plant, half human), is a ... attain an age of one hundred years or more.
Pachypodium namaquanum is found in dry rocky deserts at altitudes from ...

... National Botanical Garden January 2019
Pachypodium succulentum is a dwarf shrub, which grows 0.6 to 1 m tall, ... the seed with a tuft of whitish hairs at one end.
Pachypodium succulentum is endemic to South Africa. It occurs in rocky ...